So—

They saw they might have left that tale untold

When, after some weeks more were gone to waste,

Recovery seemed incontestable,

And the poor mutilated figure, once

The gay and glancing fortunate young spark,

Miranda, humble and obedient took

The doctor's counsel, issued sad and slow

From precincts of the sick-room, tottered down,

And out, and into carriage for fresh air,